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think of ronald reagan and george bush and the second george bush and newt gingrich, and so many other republican leaders who have said this is a critical component of of security. we know how the legislative system works. i believe it is good legislation and many in this house do as well. tonight use this addition by the united states senate as a reason to say i cannot vote for what 80% of this bill does supports those young men and women and some not so young deployed abroad in the defense of freedom and the furtherance of bausch security. on numerous occasions as most of you know who have served with me, i have put my car in the slot or raise my voice on behalf of republican presidents besought the security of this country. i am proud of those voices and boats. i ask you to join me today for our troops. support our troops and national security. we do not want is a poor countries who support terrorists
think of ronald reagan and george bush and the second george bush and newt gingrich, and so many other republican leaders who have said this is a critical component of of security. we know how the legislative system works. i believe it is good legislation and many in this house do as well. tonight use this addition by the united states senate as a reason to say i cannot vote for what 80% of this bill does supports those young men and women and some not so young deployed abroad in the defense of...
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the official portrait unavailing ceremony was held for former president george bush. president obama said, "we may have our differences politically but this transcends differences ." of earlier, they hosted a private lunch for president bush, his wife, and former president george h.w. bush and his wife barbara. [applause] [applause] ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and michelle obama accompanied by the 43rd president of united states, george bush and laurel bush. -- laura bush. chief"]l to the [applause] >> and good afternoon. i'm the chairman of the board of the white house historical association. we are honored to be a part of today's historic ceremony and to have played a role in arranging the magnificent portrait about to be unveiled. the white house historical association was founded 50 years ago by first lady jacqueline kennedy if the two specific missions. the first is to educate and inform the public about the history of the white house and the distinguished group of american that have inhabited it. in this regard, this is an
the official portrait unavailing ceremony was held for former president george bush. president obama said, "we may have our differences politically but this transcends differences ." of earlier, they hosted a private lunch for president bush, his wife, and former president george h.w. bush and his wife barbara. [applause] [applause] ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and michelle obama accompanied by the 43rd president of united states, george...
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i urge you think of ronald reagan and george bush and the second george bush in the new gingrich and some of the other republican leaders that i will not take the time to ". they have said that this is a critical component of our security apparatus. we all know how the legislative process works. the other body, it does so by 2/3 vote. it as legislation. the president believes it is good legislation, and many in this house do as well. what we have added it? we did not. but it is here. do not use this addition by the united states senate as a reason to say i cannot go -- votes for what 80% of this bill does. it supports this -- it supports the men and women deployed abroad in the defense of freedom in the furtherance of our security. i will tell you, my friends, on numerous occasions, as most of you know who have served with me, i put my card in the slot, i come to this well, or raise my voice on behalf of republican presidents who sought to further the security of this country. i am proud of those votes. i asked you to join me today to support our troops, support our national security
i urge you think of ronald reagan and george bush and the second george bush in the new gingrich and some of the other republican leaders that i will not take the time to ". they have said that this is a critical component of our security apparatus. we all know how the legislative process works. the other body, it does so by 2/3 vote. it as legislation. the president believes it is good legislation, and many in this house do as well. what we have added it? we did not. but it is here. do...
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george w. bush presidency? james: you mean which -- brian: which book you read would be the biggest help? if somebody wanted to study it besides your short biography. james: my own book "the vulcans," i consider for foreign policy a pretty good book. then there are the memoirs. i think bush-cheney-rice wrote an interesting memoir. rumsfeld has a memoir. i think that the memoirs, everybody shades it a little bit one way or the other from their own perspective, but they are quite good. there is a book about cheney called "angler" that is unusually good. brian: what you think of george w. bush's own memoir? james: i thought it was ok. i thought it was actually as a memoir, it was better than bill clinton, which was not the best thing bill clinton never did. but i thought it was pretty much, pretty run-of-the-mill. brian: our guest has been james mann. he wrote the book "george w. bush," recently published. james: thanks. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its capti
george w. bush presidency? james: you mean which -- brian: which book you read would be the biggest help? if somebody wanted to study it besides your short biography. james: my own book "the vulcans," i consider for foreign policy a pretty good book. then there are the memoirs. i think bush-cheney-rice wrote an interesting memoir. rumsfeld has a memoir. i think that the memoirs, everybody shades it a little bit one way or the other from their own perspective, but they are quite good....
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and put a chairman on that elected to the election of george bush and a chairman on this committee that just had to now pull back on his lawsuit against president trump. and she questions having jim banks, a naval officer who served in afghanistan, that somehow she pre-determined. it doesn't matter today what she does with that committee because it's not going to change the outcome because what is a pre-determined or already written report. at the same time she played politics with this for six months, its senate acted. the f.b.i. has investigated. and the architect of the capitol has $10 million. there are two questions, why were we so ill prepared. if you read the senate report, they knew about this on december 14. why were we so ill prepared? second is, you got to make sure it never happens or has the ability to happen again. we have lost officer evans on good friday from a driven individual that could be politically motivated. i think everything should be looked at. reporter: leader mcconnell has said that he thinks democrats are going to go this alone and republicans won't vote for
and put a chairman on that elected to the election of george bush and a chairman on this committee that just had to now pull back on his lawsuit against president trump. and she questions having jim banks, a naval officer who served in afghanistan, that somehow she pre-determined. it doesn't matter today what she does with that committee because it's not going to change the outcome because what is a pre-determined or already written report. at the same time she played politics with this for six...
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eastern with the liberty awards, honoring former president george .. bush and laura bush on american history tv on c-span three at 9 a.m. eastern, historians narrate the 1921 -- 1931 silent film, "the unknown soldier." at 6 p.m. we visit the meuse-ar inne american cemetery eastern france, the final resting place for 14,000 american soldiers. 8 p.m., president trump at the award ceremonies in paris. american history tv on c-span3. >> tomorrow on newsmakers, an interview with army secretary mark esper. he talks about veterans day and soldiers in conflict today. >> this veterans day coming up in two days, being the 100th anniversary of world war i, the war that was supposed to end all lost as you know we thousands of soldiers in that great conflict. and we will be thinking about them this sunday as we commemorate veterans day. it's important to note, though, that we are still a nation at war. just this past week, with heavy heart, we brought home a warrior from afghanistan, major brent taylor, who has served his country well. and we mourn to this day for
eastern with the liberty awards, honoring former president george .. bush and laura bush on american history tv on c-span three at 9 a.m. eastern, historians narrate the 1921 -- 1931 silent film, "the unknown soldier." at 6 p.m. we visit the meuse-ar inne american cemetery eastern france, the final resting place for 14,000 american soldiers. 8 p.m., president trump at the award ceremonies in paris. american history tv on c-span3. >> tomorrow on newsmakers, an interview with army...
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it is really a product of the george bush war, it invasion of in march 2003 when they talked about the saddam hussein regime. and they talked about destroying the part of the army, the only part of the iraqi states, thus creating another failed state in the region. iraq is a failed state, lebanon is a failed state, all of these failed states, which is far worse than al qaeda, filled the gap that is left by these failed states, the chaos that is left behind when a state power fails. host: thank you. houserst hearing of the select committee on benghazi took place yesterday. i read about in the "washington times" today. the headline -- panel kicks off without bickering. host: if you want to see that hearing, we did record it. you can find it on our website at c-span.org, you can go to the video library. speaking of secretary kerry before the senate foreign affairs committee yesterday to talk up at the president's strategy for isis. questioned by ranking member bob corker, and he was talking to secretary kerry about the at administration's efforts, that it spends too much on politics and i
it is really a product of the george bush war, it invasion of in march 2003 when they talked about the saddam hussein regime. and they talked about destroying the part of the army, the only part of the iraqi states, thus creating another failed state in the region. iraq is a failed state, lebanon is a failed state, all of these failed states, which is far worse than al qaeda, filled the gap that is left by these failed states, the chaos that is left behind when a state power fails. host: thank...
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. >> former first lady laura bush discusses minority rights hosted by the atlantic council and the george w. bush institute. >> good morning to our viewers in the united states and good evening to our viewers in afghanistan. thank you for joining us for today's special edition of the atlantic council front page in partnership with the george w. bush institute. port of the atlantic council and also vice chair of the institute for center for strategy insecurity. today's conversation comes at a crucial time for afghanistan. afghanistan. afghanistan is at a key inflection point with peace negotiations currently ongoing between the television and the afghan government in. these talks give hope for the end of two decades of war in afghanistan they also raise certain concerns. it's truly vital that we remain vigilant in protecting the games that have been made on behalf of women and girls rights in afghanistan as well as those marginalized voices more generally. in the last two decades particularly as the negotiations have been underway the peace talks represent a major opportunity to ensure the
. >> former first lady laura bush discusses minority rights hosted by the atlantic council and the george w. bush institute. >> good morning to our viewers in the united states and good evening to our viewers in afghanistan. thank you for joining us for today's special edition of the atlantic council front page in partnership with the george w. bush institute. port of the atlantic council and also vice chair of the institute for center for strategy insecurity. today's conversation...
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george h.w. bush will probably be more highly respected as the years go on. you know, in basketball you know , how sometimes the commentator will say "good no foul on the official part," that it was smart the official did not call foul. there was a sense in which george h.w. bush did things that prevented catastrophe that might have happened at the end of the cold war, so in a sense, these were negative achievements, dogs that did not bark, and i think he will go down as better than we now think of him. host: our guest is mark danner, a professor at uc berkeley and bard, written all of his life grew up in utica, new york. , harvard graduate. we thank you. your book is called "spiral: trapped in the forever war." thank you very much for joining us. guest: my pleasure. glad to be here. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ >> for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us a
george h.w. bush will probably be more highly respected as the years go on. you know, in basketball you know , how sometimes the commentator will say "good no foul on the official part," that it was smart the official did not call foul. there was a sense in which george h.w. bush did things that prevented catastrophe that might have happened at the end of the cold war, so in a sense, these were negative achievements, dogs that did not bark, and i think he will go down as better than...
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a great honor to pay tribute to great americans, president george bush and mrs. laura bush.americans have a rich military tradition grounded in the preamble to the constitution. veterans, current members of the armed forces, and future military leaders chose to put their lives on the line so we free.main yet, too often, the commitment made by these women and men comes at a high cost. they struggle with visible and invisible looms, and the many hallenges of -- wounds.president and mrs. bush have committed to themselves to those who have sacrificed. today, we honor the two of them for serving those who serve liberty. and theu for joining me national constitution center and congratulating the recipients of the 2018 liberty medal, george and laura bush. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the program will begin in a few moments. enjoy. ♪ >> good evening, and welcome to the national constitution center's 2018 liberty medal ceremony. ♪ >> please welcome jeffrey rosen, president and chief executive officer of the national constitution center and chairman of the nati
a great honor to pay tribute to great americans, president george bush and mrs. laura bush.americans have a rich military tradition grounded in the preamble to the constitution. veterans, current members of the armed forces, and future military leaders chose to put their lives on the line so we free.main yet, too often, the commitment made by these women and men comes at a high cost. they struggle with visible and invisible looms, and the many hallenges of -- wounds.president and mrs. bush have...
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now there is a stern a stodgy for george bush 41. -- now there is nostalgia for george bush 41. the talk about the process and the people in this administration. the president had a process in place that was effective and congenial and the firm much successful. the people but surrounded him were key to the process to that success. some of those people were jim baker and brent scowcroft. people look at the accomplishments and the process. there is a nostalgia to say, why cannot this be brought back now? when you look back 20 years ago, it wasn't so. we got criticized for being reactive. vision.s a guy for being noei- the vision thing. he has no ideas. he is just a caretaker. nothing was further from the truth. what of like to do is balance that view of 20 years ago with what he actually accomplished and kind of give you an idea, appealing the onion back, of what george bush was back as a man and a leader and how we interact with people and how he was able to succeed. if you look at the president's term in office, he came with two strong challenges to overcome. the first was the l
now there is a stern a stodgy for george bush 41. -- now there is nostalgia for george bush 41. the talk about the process and the people in this administration. the president had a process in place that was effective and congenial and the firm much successful. the people but surrounded him were key to the process to that success. some of those people were jim baker and brent scowcroft. people look at the accomplishments and the process. there is a nostalgia to say, why cannot this be brought...
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war policy during the presidency of george w. bush. speakers include former veterans affairs secretary james nicholson and new york times chief white house correspondent peter baker. this is part of a conference at hofstra university. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] host: welcome. i am an associate professor here at hofstra and i am pleased to be serving as moderator for this distinguished forum. a wars in iraq and afghanistan are arguably the most controversial and consequential decisions of the bush administration. the decision to go to war, how to get out of the wars, and related issues have not only dominated the bulk of president bush's time in office, but have also shaped current u.s. foreign-policy options in and around the regions. they will continue to do so into the foreseeable future. there is very little doubt that the wars in afghanistan and iraq will continue to be measures by which the legacy of the george w. bush foreign policy will be measured. with that in mind, the conference organizers have
war policy during the presidency of george w. bush. speakers include former veterans affairs secretary james nicholson and new york times chief white house correspondent peter baker. this is part of a conference at hofstra university. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] host: welcome. i am an associate professor here at hofstra and i am pleased to be serving as moderator for this distinguished forum. a wars in iraq and afghanistan are arguably the most controversial and...
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george bush won the district but only four points. he did not do as well as obama. -- the senator when the district by only four points. he did not do as well as obama. that is what republicans think they can take the district. -- why republicans think they can take the district. doing a great job. we need someone like you. >> the challenger has been the hazleton mayor since 1999. his family owned a well known amusement park down there. he is very popular in some cities. hazleton is a very small part of the district. they are at the forefront of local municipalities trying to impose illegal immigration rules. they want to penalize landlords to rent to a legal immigrants. he has come out as a proponent of dealing with illegal immigration. he has come out as one of the republicans young guns, which means that they will target him with money in the fall. the reason they are is because he has shown that he -- he came close to beating his opponent, and they think in this political climate he can beat him. since 2003, the district has inclu
george bush won the district but only four points. he did not do as well as obama. -- the senator when the district by only four points. he did not do as well as obama. that is what republicans think they can take the district. -- why republicans think they can take the district. doing a great job. we need someone like you. >> the challenger has been the hazleton mayor since 1999. his family owned a well known amusement park down there. he is very popular in some cities. hazleton is a...
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him before that george bush -- and before that george bush wrestled with. will it be more expensive down the line to pick up the pieces if there is a terrorist safe haven? when osama binve laden declared war on the united states and we laughed it off, he meant what he said. when the islamic state said they want to see the black flag of the islamic state flying over the white house, they may mean it. one of the other issues we can look at in the broad understanding of terrorism is whether the motivation for terrorism is a grievance or ideology. the university of chicago political scientist in a famous article said it is all about grievance, all about occupation. if we remove ourselves from the region, terrorism will go away. i believe ideology plays a much greater part. if we remove ourselves in the region, we may be getting a safe haven from which they will strike us. jim from new jersey, a republican. caller: good morning. just a correction. i am now an independent. i was a republican but i moved away from them. i'm an independent. an issue i want to bring
him before that george bush -- and before that george bush wrestled with. will it be more expensive down the line to pick up the pieces if there is a terrorist safe haven? when osama binve laden declared war on the united states and we laughed it off, he meant what he said. when the islamic state said they want to see the black flag of the islamic state flying over the white house, they may mean it. one of the other issues we can look at in the broad understanding of terrorism is whether the...
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justice jackson was betrayed by george w. bush and his administration. it was in the context of the refusal to ignore knowledge the reality of international law and the views of the rest of the world, and i know there are people here either in the audience or listening here long distance who do not believe international law really has any role to play, who do not believe in international law. i would say for those of you in that position you may want to think about one thing, whether you want to have the legitimacy of international law or not does not matter much, but it does matter in this sense, it is how the rest of the world views our action. it is how the other 197 countries in the world you what we do. it is through that lens of international law and international legitimacy, or lack of legitimacy that other people judge our action. it is for that reason the legacy of george w. bush will be that of war criminal. [applause] >> ok great. as you can see i am physically off the end of the table here. that may be metaphorical as well. i think what has t
justice jackson was betrayed by george w. bush and his administration. it was in the context of the refusal to ignore knowledge the reality of international law and the views of the rest of the world, and i know there are people here either in the audience or listening here long distance who do not believe international law really has any role to play, who do not believe in international law. i would say for those of you in that position you may want to think about one thing, whether you want...
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it wasn't president clinton who delivered it, it was george h.w. bush. he delivered it because the congress of the united states demanded it. we cut the armed forces 25%. that was a huge cut, biggest cut since world war ii, really especially if you look at how we did it. bases and everything. bill clinton came with his secretary of defense and cut another 3%. what relevance does this have to this? powell was former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. and even though dick cheney told him that, he felt it was his responsibility saying we can't do two wars at the same time. we destroyed that with the 28% cut. so we better finish afghanistan. no one's arguing with you about afghanistan. you better finish that before you do iraq otherwise you're going to negligent afghanistan which is what we proceeded to do. so we shattered the global solidarity and we went to iraq with too few forces in the first place because donald rumsfeld decided that that would be the amount we would send. some of that amount was based on the give and take with the military commande
it wasn't president clinton who delivered it, it was george h.w. bush. he delivered it because the congress of the united states demanded it. we cut the armed forces 25%. that was a huge cut, biggest cut since world war ii, really especially if you look at how we did it. bases and everything. bill clinton came with his secretary of defense and cut another 3%. what relevance does this have to this? powell was former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. and even though dick cheney told him...
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remarks by george w. bush on a ship bearing his father's name. george bush senior also speaks of the event which launched the last nimitz class carrier. the george h.w. bush can operate for more than 20 years without feeling, and carries more than 80 aircraft. president bush: i want to thank you all for coming. laura and i are thrilled to help commission an awesome ship, and to honor an awesome man, president george h w bush. >> [applause] to care for the study i went up to some of my father's letters. i thought it was especially interesting to read one that he wrote in the league 1940's. -- the late 1940's. he sent it to a friend. he said, you should see georgy now. when i come home he greets me and talks a blue streak. sentences disjointed of course. >> [laughter] >> he tries to say everything, and the results are often hilarious. change.gs do not >> [laughter] aircraft carrier which we commissioned today may be the navy's newest ship, but she has already had an interesting past. her catapult testing took place during an unseasonable snap. he c
remarks by george w. bush on a ship bearing his father's name. george bush senior also speaks of the event which launched the last nimitz class carrier. the george h.w. bush can operate for more than 20 years without feeling, and carries more than 80 aircraft. president bush: i want to thank you all for coming. laura and i are thrilled to help commission an awesome ship, and to honor an awesome man, president george h w bush. >> [applause] to care for the study i went up to some of my...
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george bush in the 1990's, president george bush in 2008, they believed the i.m.f. itself was an important asset in the seeking of security by the united states of america. now, we didn't put it in that bill, but it's supported by 2/3 of the united states senate, supported by the president of the united states who when he met with the g-20 pledged to play our part in trying to bring the security that this country so -- has paid so dearly to achieve. our shares is approximately 20% . the other members of the g-20, 19 nations will be putting up 80%. why? because they too believe this is enhancing the security of their countries and also what they think it does is to lift up the poorest nations of the world. not iran, who's not gotten any money since 1994. not hezbollah. no discussions with them. the united states would clearly weigh in to stop such funding, properly so. so we have a bill that seeks security and peace and it's two-prong now, not one. and i suggest to you that it is my belief that if it were a republican president asking for this that this bill would pa
george bush in the 1990's, president george bush in 2008, they believed the i.m.f. itself was an important asset in the seeking of security by the united states of america. now, we didn't put it in that bill, but it's supported by 2/3 of the united states senate, supported by the president of the united states who when he met with the g-20 pledged to play our part in trying to bring the security that this country so -- has paid so dearly to achieve. our shares is approximately 20% . the other...
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only relates to not 'sesident george h&w bush presidency model, they refrained from criticizing their successors. when president obama also follow that same model, refraining from criticizing resident trump and his policies once president obama is a former president? >> i don't think i can say anything declarative about that question. presumably, between now and get my 20th, you are your colleagues can ask him. i believe he said this in public, he is appreciated -- he has appreciated how early in his presidency, former president first of the bush -- former was nott george w. bush a regular, active, public presence offering his critique of the new president. and the president and president obama believed that it was not just beneficial to make difficult decisions, but it also characters of our 43rd -- revealed the character of our 43rd president. i am confident in saying that president george w. bush did not agree with every decision president obama made his first year in office. disagreementsis to himself, and i know that president obama has appreciated president bush taking that step
only relates to not 'sesident george h&w bush presidency model, they refrained from criticizing their successors. when president obama also follow that same model, refraining from criticizing resident trump and his policies once president obama is a former president? >> i don't think i can say anything declarative about that question. presumably, between now and get my 20th, you are your colleagues can ask him. i believe he said this in public, he is appreciated -- he has appreciated...
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wmple bush than would have been the -- by george w. bush than would have been the case. i think when we talk about war crimes it's also important that we distinguish -- the war crimes that have to do with how wars are carried out from other kinds of war crimes, the kind that has to do with how the war was carried out are more common in much of our discourse so the issues of collective punishment, shock and awe the massive civilian deaths that were known that were going to occur and the acts were carried out anyway, the thousands that were killed. the rendition the black sights of torture all of those things. the determination that some prisoners somehow don't deserve the zeevea convention as though that the right of lawyers of the u.s. department of justice decide that some prisoners do not deserve to be treated turned conditions of the geneva convention. all of them were war crimes. they have to do with specific things on the geneva convention. article 29 says that says that a party of the conflict the government of one side in that c
wmple bush than would have been the -- by george w. bush than would have been the case. i think when we talk about war crimes it's also important that we distinguish -- the war crimes that have to do with how wars are carried out from other kinds of war crimes, the kind that has to do with how the war was carried out are more common in much of our discourse so the issues of collective punishment, shock and awe the massive civilian deaths that were known that were going to occur and the acts...
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president george w. bush and mrs. laura bush. [applause] as you know, the national constitution center inspires citizens as the only place where people across america and around the world can come together to learn about, debate, and celebrate the greatest vision of human freedom in history, the u.s. constitution. we are honored to educate and inspire so many americans about the meaning and importance of the u.s. constitution, and it is because of you that we can engage in this meaningful work. on behalf of jeff rosen and the entire team at the national constitution center, i want to thank all of you. our donors, partners and visitors, our public officials, many of whom are in the audience tonight, our corporate leadership council, and our superb board of trustees for everything you do to help us bring the u.s. constitution to life. i'm sure many of you will want to share our program tonight with your friends and family. when you do so, we invite you to use hashtag #liberty medal. however, do so quietly, so thank you
president george w. bush and mrs. laura bush. [applause] as you know, the national constitution center inspires citizens as the only place where people across america and around the world can come together to learn about, debate, and celebrate the greatest vision of human freedom in history, the u.s. constitution. we are honored to educate and inspire so many americans about the meaning and importance of the u.s. constitution, and it is because of you that we can engage in this meaningful work....
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bush. he would have completely transformed the region. potentially we would that had a new ally in iran. iranians are persian. they are very try ballistic in the middle east. they think that they are better than arabs. given a free election, they want the same thing. i do not think that they would have been doing this before. if iran overthrows the regime, which little by little looks like it might have been, i think that a lot of credit should go to george bush. i think that is something that democrats would want to think about. host: these pictures from tehran and elsewhere, courtesy of youtube, the caller mentioned a former president bush. he delivered a speech this past week. he offered his first public, veiled criticism of his successors administration, according to "the washington times." alabama, al, what is next? caller: this is new york. host: i should know that. caller: it is ok. a couple of points. first, this is what happens when you mix state and religion. this is the scenario.
bush. he would have completely transformed the region. potentially we would that had a new ally in iran. iranians are persian. they are very try ballistic in the middle east. they think that they are better than arabs. given a free election, they want the same thing. i do not think that they would have been doing this before. if iran overthrows the regime, which little by little looks like it might have been, i think that a lot of credit should go to george bush. i think that is something that...
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i supported george w. bush initially. gore sick of clinton and and bush seemed like the kind of guy you would want to have a beer with. plus, i am pro-life and so is bush. there were factors. about my be surprised cartoons because things did change. we had 9/11, of course. this cartoon kind of worked out formed the intelligence the twin towers of their own. and of course, 9/11 became politicized. each party had their own idea on how to proceed forward because this was an unprecedented thing. none of us knew what was going on or what direction we would take. officeublicans were in led by bush and cheney and others. ideas about which direction to go. link --established a and it was frustrating because i and itwing in san diego is a military camp. a lot of retired military. pretty conservative. the people there in 2001, i think we all supported afghanistan, right? but 2003 came along and a lot of us thought it was a horrible idea, even as conservatives. i lean conservative on a lot of issues but i'd hate to say that i am a r
i supported george w. bush initially. gore sick of clinton and and bush seemed like the kind of guy you would want to have a beer with. plus, i am pro-life and so is bush. there were factors. about my be surprised cartoons because things did change. we had 9/11, of course. this cartoon kind of worked out formed the intelligence the twin towers of their own. and of course, 9/11 became politicized. each party had their own idea on how to proceed forward because this was an unprecedented thing....
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it's worth remembering, a lot of things obama did, george bush, george w. bush laid the foundation for, because he followed essentially the same path, but obama could have screwed it up. he could have spent all his time ndaming bush and whatever, a he acted with a great deal of self-restraint and maturity, i think, and i think the historians will judge what he did favorably. after that, my opinion is not so high, because he pursued po licies that essentially were aimed at buttressing his reputation and legacy, and seemed to undermine general confidence in the economy. whatever you think of the informal care act, known as obamacare, it was predictable it would be unbelievably columnious and i wrote a before obama took office saying, please don't do health reform, or global warming right away, the economy is too weak, you need to buttress your confidence in society. wait until things are better before you go into this. wasink he lost, you know it a deliberate decision he took, and he thought it would buttress his recitation, and i think he's going to be disap
it's worth remembering, a lot of things obama did, george bush, george w. bush laid the foundation for, because he followed essentially the same path, but obama could have screwed it up. he could have spent all his time ndaming bush and whatever, a he acted with a great deal of self-restraint and maturity, i think, and i think the historians will judge what he did favorably. after that, my opinion is not so high, because he pursued po licies that essentially were aimed at buttressing his...
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here is one that says "i blame george bush for two major false. one, he is proud of 9/11, he ignores the cia telling us that bin laden would attack us using airplanes. two, bush attacked the wrong country, afghanistan in retribution. another says "one legacy of 9/11? 9/11 was a dry well that said that when fear is stoked, we will give up rights and even scarier realities. were people lie often enough and those who want to believe it is real will. another tweet, the legacy of 9/11, the u.s. should not become entangled in senseless wars, especially in the middle east. the u.s. invaded and occupied iraq, a country that did not attack the u.s., causing consequences in iraq, afghanistan, and colossal foreign policy wonders. and one last tweet. more revenge attacks will be america's legacy by the families of the 40,000 who killed after 9/11. collateral damage as we searched for invisible bogeyman for profit arms dealers. maybe we should have given peace a chance. once again, we want to know what you think the legacy of 9/11 is. let's start with martin w
here is one that says "i blame george bush for two major false. one, he is proud of 9/11, he ignores the cia telling us that bin laden would attack us using airplanes. two, bush attacked the wrong country, afghanistan in retribution. another says "one legacy of 9/11? 9/11 was a dry well that said that when fear is stoked, we will give up rights and even scarier realities. were people lie often enough and those who want to believe it is real will. another tweet, the legacy of 9/11, the...
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laura bush spent most of that time in austin. as did george bush. and she talked about how she tried to keep herself busy. there was just this time to wait. and not to -- didn't get things started really too much because she wasn't sure what would happen and once they were sworn in she spent many months not being in washington. she had two daughters who were going off to college. she wanted to make sure she got them settled and saw that as her first responsibility. and she was only beginning to figure out what she was going to do and how she was going to focus her attention when september 11 came along. >> so with that theme, mark updegrove, historic proportions. we have second impeesmment in history. just before the election. we have a supreme court making a decision. and the outcome of the election. how difficult is it for a presidency to establish itself in the wake of all of this turmoil? >> well, i think -- i looked up what ann said. they transitioned into the white house life relatively easily. and it's interesting. right before 9-11 occurred,
laura bush spent most of that time in austin. as did george bush. and she talked about how she tried to keep herself busy. there was just this time to wait. and not to -- didn't get things started really too much because she wasn't sure what would happen and once they were sworn in she spent many months not being in washington. she had two daughters who were going off to college. she wanted to make sure she got them settled and saw that as her first responsibility. and she was only beginning to...
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regardless of what anyone says about george bush and how much they still hate him, he will be remembered for this. it will turn out good. have a nice day. host: the front page here has the situation in the new york city courtroom yesterday, tears as madoff is still for 150 years. this concerns dick cheney during the u.s. troop pullout. he says he hopes that troops can deal with. he says he would not want to see the u.s. waste the tremendous sacrifice that has gotten us to this point. we want to share with you one of the moment we were able to obtain from inside iraq overnight. the iraqi government is calling this the national day of jubilation. ♪ host: u.s. and iraqi troops marching side by side in baghdad. jane arraf joins us from inside iraq. she is a reporter for christian science monitor. thank you for being with us
regardless of what anyone says about george bush and how much they still hate him, he will be remembered for this. it will turn out good. have a nice day. host: the front page here has the situation in the new york city courtroom yesterday, tears as madoff is still for 150 years. this concerns dick cheney during the u.s. troop pullout. he says he hopes that troops can deal with. he says he would not want to see the u.s. waste the tremendous sacrifice that has gotten us to this point. we want to...
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george w. bush did serve in the international guard. you are talking about combat. caller: right. host: we will get a response. guest: compared to george bush's comes up every cycle, how many of these candidates understand what it is going to mean to be commander in chief. mixed opinions on whether that is key. in the last cycle, we had mike pence military families. son has been deployed and they have talked about the pressures on their family. joe biden the same thing. there is that factor. it is something people like to see. gives you aus unique perspective on what it means to commit folks to a war, even just to talk tough, to be using these threats. i think the last cycle and one of the things that through people off, there were only a few that served despite the fact we had over 20 candidates in the primaries. it remains to be seen whether that is a function of a smaller veteran population or whether that was an anomaly and whether we will see more folks in the primary doing that. these are names that get thrown out there as folks who may be destined for a higher spot within t
george w. bush did serve in the international guard. you are talking about combat. caller: right. host: we will get a response. guest: compared to george bush's comes up every cycle, how many of these candidates understand what it is going to mean to be commander in chief. mixed opinions on whether that is key. in the last cycle, we had mike pence military families. son has been deployed and they have talked about the pressures on their family. joe biden the same thing. there is that factor. it...
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host: so, do think that george bush was right in his detention policy? caller: yes, but he squandered an upper to do with his family congress. he could have gotten this through them. -- with his friendly congress. caller: this is hamilton, montana. host: excuse me, my mistake. caller: there is a telecom appear that once every one of them. we have a prison that is ready and waiting. we could take care of them right there. the way this whole thing started -- everything seems to be contracted out. you usually their people over there doing their laundry in running their mail. a have turned it into a big business for that pay everyone, other people but hardly pay, the common people anything. the blackwater people, the halliburton people are getting mountains of money while the people doing the fighting are getting nothing. host: you mentioned you are in montana, a small town which you say will take detainees. where is that? caller: it is in harden, montana, east of billings. it is open and a brand new. they are not afraid of these cuts. the whole town is arme
host: so, do think that george bush was right in his detention policy? caller: yes, but he squandered an upper to do with his family congress. he could have gotten this through them. -- with his friendly congress. caller: this is hamilton, montana. host: excuse me, my mistake. caller: there is a telecom appear that once every one of them. we have a prison that is ready and waiting. we could take care of them right there. the way this whole thing started -- everything seems to be contracted out....
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the final dinner with president george w. bush in 2008. let's watch. >> i love the band. i'm going to say my farewell to you. and i do it in the spirit of our shared love for this country. [cheers and applause] ♪ [laughter] [cheers and applause] host: what's the story behind this? >> what happened is colonel mike coburn, the head of the marine band was in the oval office getting his commission, congratulated on being the full colonel and the president said i admired you. i always want to direct you. colonel said we'll make that happen. and the president wanted to do a gridiron and the colonel thought it would be more effective at the correspondents' dinner. they set up in the east room and the president went in for several rehearsals and the colonel was quite pleasantly surprised that the president had musical sense and wasn't a complete disaster and enjoyed it and was serious about it and pulled off the surprise. host: you knew about it? >> the white house told us that the marine band always plays when people enter the room and play it for the colors and the president
the final dinner with president george w. bush in 2008. let's watch. >> i love the band. i'm going to say my farewell to you. and i do it in the spirit of our shared love for this country. [cheers and applause] ♪ [laughter] [cheers and applause] host: what's the story behind this? >> what happened is colonel mike coburn, the head of the marine band was in the oval office getting his commission, congratulated on being the full colonel and the president said i admired you. i always...
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he entered the pentagon under george bush at age 68 with a lifetime of accomplishment. he was the on the person ever to get a second shot at the position. he had held the same job once before under president ford. he had enormous potential, lots of talent. much of this story is how he ran into trouble and was eventually compelled to resign six years later. there were failures of strategy, to adjust to changing conditions, failures in relationships with the military, congress, colleagues, and ultimately a failure of leadership. it is a tough vote. i try to be nuanced and balanced. whether he would agree with my conclusions, i don't think so. host: you start the book with the end of his career as secretary of defense from december 2006 and his resignation. we showed viewers a little of the farewell ceremony. why did you begin at the end? guest: it was one of the moments of his life that had not been as fully explored, explained in terms of how much you would have known, in terms of resigning or not, why the president decided to finally after months of resisting advice fro
he entered the pentagon under george bush at age 68 with a lifetime of accomplishment. he was the on the person ever to get a second shot at the position. he had held the same job once before under president ford. he had enormous potential, lots of talent. much of this story is how he ran into trouble and was eventually compelled to resign six years later. there were failures of strategy, to adjust to changing conditions, failures in relationships with the military, congress, colleagues, and...
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bush and the other part of it was two-pronged. we passed one bill in the house but couldn't pass in the senate but now we want to move through significantly with this legislation. in terms of this weekend, we will sadly continuing our grief over what happened on 9/11. we are coming up on the 20th anniversary. our thoughts and prayers are with those families forever, always. we show special deference and i want to salute the president for his calling for the declassification of certain documents, a review of the documents related to september 11 attacks proving the previously classified documents about saudi arabia's possible involvement. thank you, mr. president for that arrow thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by the wildfires. it's so tragic that so many people lost their lives. we have to face the reality that there are many reasons why that happened. better infrastructure but we need better recognition of the impact of the climate crisis. i would be glad to take any questions. reporter: we saw a copy of the lett
bush and the other part of it was two-pronged. we passed one bill in the house but couldn't pass in the senate but now we want to move through significantly with this legislation. in terms of this weekend, we will sadly continuing our grief over what happened on 9/11. we are coming up on the 20th anniversary. our thoughts and prayers are with those families forever, always. we show special deference and i want to salute the president for his calling for the declassification of certain...
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god bless this country and god bless george w. bush. [cheers and applause] >> another party crossover speech happened four years later when joe lieberman spoke at the republican convention in st. paul, minnesota. he was the party's vice presidential nominee in 2000 and represented connecticut in the u.s. senate as a democrat for 17 years before switching to independent in 2006. joe lieberman told convention goers the reason he supported john mccain for president was country over party. [applause] sen. lieberman: thank you very much. thank you, dear friends. [applause] thank you so much. you would have to be me to know how much i appreciate it. i am honored to be here tonight. as you well know, we meet tonight in the wake of a terrible storm that hit the gulf coast, but that really hurts all of us, no matter where we live, because we are all members of a larger american family. [applause] at times like this, we set aside all that divides us and we come together to help our fellow americans in need. the last thing we think about is whethe
god bless this country and god bless george w. bush. [cheers and applause] >> another party crossover speech happened four years later when joe lieberman spoke at the republican convention in st. paul, minnesota. he was the party's vice presidential nominee in 2000 and represented connecticut in the u.s. senate as a democrat for 17 years before switching to independent in 2006. joe lieberman told convention goers the reason he supported john mccain for president was country over party....
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the george and barbara bush foundation hosted this event along with the university of new england. >> we do this for the first time barbarae passing of presidenttly after, george w. bush followed his wife into the great beyond. today, i ask we lower our heads up for a moment for the void left by the passing of these iconic americans and how lucky we were to have befriended them. james: thank you. throughout the year, we honor
the george and barbara bush foundation hosted this event along with the university of new england. >> we do this for the first time barbarae passing of presidenttly after, george w. bush followed his wife into the great beyond. today, i ask we lower our heads up for a moment for the void left by the passing of these iconic americans and how lucky we were to have befriended them. james: thank you. throughout the year, we honor
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it is definitely george bush and cheney who are responsible for this mess. they got us in and i blame barack obama because he should've taken us out when he in office. the lesson is, you cannot make people stand up for a government if they didn't want it. the afghani soldiers do not want this government. it is ours. they do not want to govern the way we want them to. they walked away. it is not because they are not a courageous bunch of men. they do not want to fight for a government we put there. we should have learned this lesson and vietnam. the same thing happened then. host: kathy on the afghan government. now the former government. it was yesterday that the nato general make comments on the situation in afghanistan. he said the entire political system and the afghan government -- here. >> the u.s. troops would withdraw by may. after many rounds of consultations, all of our troops agreed to follow that position. ending the military in position was not easy. i believe that seeing the taliban regain control has led to another open-ended combat mission. we
it is definitely george bush and cheney who are responsible for this mess. they got us in and i blame barack obama because he should've taken us out when he in office. the lesson is, you cannot make people stand up for a government if they didn't want it. the afghani soldiers do not want this government. it is ours. they do not want to govern the way we want them to. they walked away. it is not because they are not a courageous bunch of men. they do not want to fight for a government we put...
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that is what george bush did and that is why our economy is the way it is. we need to focus on job creation initiatives. the new york times has said this is one of the best programs in america to take people out of work and put them on a job that they can support their family with. >> thank you. out of time. >> do either of you plan on appointing one hispanic person elected to? >> i do. we have someone with the human rights commission who is hispanic. another person has been working fuente. i have tried to make sure that reveals goals here in chicago and across the illinois, more building and rebuilding of schools. that is important to our hispanic children. i have a person who believes strongly in education as i do. i honor of those soldiers of illinois who have given their lives for our country. i went to a high school where three young hispanic marines gave their lives for our country. i went to the school there to make sure that we honor their lives. >> i believe the brady in administration needs to represent the population of illinois. we have been in t
that is what george bush did and that is why our economy is the way it is. we need to focus on job creation initiatives. the new york times has said this is one of the best programs in america to take people out of work and put them on a job that they can support their family with. >> thank you. out of time. >> do either of you plan on appointing one hispanic person elected to? >> i do. we have someone with the human rights commission who is hispanic. another person has been...
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george herbert walker bush largely negotiated. bill clinton added a few bells and whistles, and and submitted it for implementation to the congress. in 1983 andd enacted in 1994. we saw a massive amount of movement, particularly in the auto parts sector of production from the united states to mexico. what we did not see was nafta building up a mexican middle-class, which was the idea. like if we have more trade, their workers will get wealthy and will buy more of our products. it turned out to be a completely inadequate way to do that. i think donald trump was right to renegotiate the nafta and usmca, which is not entered into force. the united states but needs to be passed in canada to take effect. it will not solve all the problems. it will, i think, make some progress. we were talking about rules with china. a lot of it depends on how the countries played by the rules laid out. my hope is at the end of the day it will stop the flood of jobs from leaving the united states to mexico based on low wages and it will level the playin
george herbert walker bush largely negotiated. bill clinton added a few bells and whistles, and and submitted it for implementation to the congress. in 1983 andd enacted in 1994. we saw a massive amount of movement, particularly in the auto parts sector of production from the united states to mexico. what we did not see was nafta building up a mexican middle-class, which was the idea. like if we have more trade, their workers will get wealthy and will buy more of our products. it turned out to...